Stamina Mode: Difference between revisions

In Stamina, every hit to the player depletes some [[HP]] from them. Once a character reaches 0 HP, they are KO'd, though characters can still be knocked off the stage through conventional means. However, [[knockback]] is not affected by the amount of damage the player has taken. From ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' to ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', characters in Stamina only have a single life, but in ''Ultimate'', the mode can be used with [[stock]]s; when a character reaches 0 HP, they will be [[Instant KO|instantly KO'd]] and [[revival platform|respawn]] for as long as they have stocks remaining. When a character is defeated, the game will temporarily slow down, and the character will let out one of their [[KO]] cries, which varies based on the game. If the victim is hit by a very weak attack when they are KO'd (or defeated by a damage-over-time status effect like [[flower]]), they will perform a unique animation of them dramatically crumpling to the ground, usually falling backward or on their knees; otherwise, they will simply begin [[tumbling]] outside of player control, entering their prone state when landing on solid ground.

When playing with more than one stock or during a timed match, losing all HP causes an instant KO and respawn; on the fighter's final stock, KO'd characters will enter their motionless defeated pose, and will eventually explode after a few seconds (instead of permanently staying on-screen unless knocked off, like in previous games). As with other default modes, the final blow will feature the "Final Zoom" effect regardless of how strong the move was unless the KO was a Blast KO; if such, the game just ends like a normal match. If the character dies by a blast zone, then there is a slight delay before the match ending, likely because of the delay present when a character reaches 0 HP. Randomly the announcer may say game at the same time a last character is KO'd on their last stock and the results screen plays during the final zoom.

*{{SSBU|Mario}}, {{SSBU|Dr. Mario}}, {{SSBU|Hero}}, {{SSBU|Terry}}, {{SSBU|Byleth}}'s English voice, {{SSBU|Min Min}}, {{SSBU|Sephiroth}}, {{SSBU|Pyra}}, {{SSBU|Mythra}}, {{SSBU|Kazuya}} and {{SSBU|Sora}} use one of their heavy knockback cries.

*{{SSBU|Joker}} (from 3.1.0 onward), {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}, and Byleth's Japanese voice use a unique knockout voice clip not heard anywhere else.

*For {{SSBU|Rosalina & Luma}} and Banjo & Kazooie, only Rosalina and Banjo vocalize during the animation (for Luma's case, they will have the [[instant KO]] explosion regardless of how many stocks are left; Kazooie lacks blast KO voice clips altogether).  

If a character lost their final stock by conditions that are capable of instantly KOing them under normal circumstances (e.g. [[Triforce of Wisdom]], [[Command Selection|Whack, Thwack]], [[Danger Zone]]s, [[Death's Scythe]] and [[Mimikyu]]), their knockout voice clip will be heard, but the instant KO explosion occurs without entering the defeated animation, like normal rule.

*If [[Mega Man]] is defeated in Stamina Mode, the orbs that are part of his regular KO explosion will appear around him, which is a more accurate reference of his death animation in classic {{uv|Mega Man}} games (though Mega Man himself won't explode except in ''Ultimate'').

**Similarly, [[Inkling]]'s squid ghost can be seen flying away when KO'd in Stamina Mode, referencing ''Splatoon''{{'}}s death animation.

*Defeated characters can grab ledges.

*Defeated characters cannot swim and so will instantly drown if they fall into the water.

*In ''Ultimate'', if {{SSBU|Sora}} is the fighter to land the final blow, a special slow motion effect goes into place while the camera pans around and fades into white, referencing the visual effects that play when defeating a Boss in the {{uv|Kingdom Hearts}} series. An exception is made if the victim is offscreen when the blow is landed, in which case the normal Finish Zoom occurs.